Job 35
Bible in Basic English
1And Elihu made answer and said,
2Does it seem to you to be right, and righteousness before God, to say,
3What profit is it to me, and how am I better off than if I had done wrong?
4I will make answer to you and to your friends:
5Let your eyes be turned to the heavens, and lifted up to see the skies; they are higher than you.
6If you have done wrong, is he any the worse for it? and if your sins are great in number, what is it to him?
7If you are upright, what do you give to him? or what does he take from your hand?
8Your evil-doing may have an effect on a man like yourself, or your righteousness on a son of man.
9Because the hand of the cruel is hard on them, men are making sounds of grief; they are crying out for help because of the arm of the strong.
10But no one has said, Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night;
11Who gives us more knowledge than the beasts of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the heaven?
12There they are crying out because of the pride of the evil-doers, but he gives them no answer.
13But God will not give ear to what is false, or the Ruler of all take note of it;
14How much less when you say that you do not see him; that the cause is before him, and you are waiting for him.
15And now ... ;
16And Job's mouth is open wide to give out what is of no profit, increasing words without knowledge.
Reina-Valera 1909
1Y PROCEDIENDO Eliú en su razonamiento, dijo:
2¿Piensas ser conforme á derecho esto que dijiste: Más justo soy yo que Dios?
3Porque dijiste: ¿Qué ventaja sacarás tú de ello? ¿ó qué provecho tendré de mi pecado?
4Yo te responderé razones, y á tus compañeros contigo.
5Mira á los cielos, y ve, y considera que las nubes son más altas que tú.
6Si pecares, ¿qué habrás hecho contra él? y si tus rebeliones se multiplicaren, ¿qué le harás tú?
7Si fueres justo, ¿qué le darás á él? ¿ó qué recibirá de tu mano?
8Al hombre como tú dañará tu impiedad, y al hijo del hombre aprovechará tu justicia.
9A causa de la multitud de las violencias clamarán, y se lamentarán por el poderío de los grandes.
10Y ninguno dice: ¿Dónde está Dios mi Hacedor, que da canciones en la noche,
11Que nos enseña más que á las bestias de la tierra, y nos hace sabios más que las aves del cielo?
12Allí clamarán, y él no oirá, por la soberbia de los malos.
13Ciertamente Dios no oirá la vanidad, ni la mirará el Omnipotente.
14Aunque más digas, No lo mirará; haz juicio delante de él, y en él espera.
15Mas ahora, porque en su ira no visita, ni conoce con rigor, por eso Job abrió su boca vanamente, y multiplica palabras sin sabiduría.
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King James Version
1Elihu spake moreover, and said,
2Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God’s?
3For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee? and, What profit shall I have, if I be cleansed from my sin?
4I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.
5Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds which are higher than thou.
6If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?
7If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?
8Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.
9By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.
10But none saith, Where is God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;
11Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?
12There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.
13Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
14Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.
15But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth it not in great extremity:
16Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.
World English Bible
1Moreover Elihu answered,
2“Do you think this to be your right, or do you say, ‘My righteousness is more than God’s,’
3that you ask, ‘What advantage will it be to you? What profit will I have, more than if I had sinned?’
4I will answer you, and your companions with you.
5Look to the skies, and see. See the skies, which are higher than you.
6If you have sinned, what effect do you have against him? If your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him?
7If you are righteous, what do you give him? Or what does he receive from your hand?
8Your wickedness may hurt a man as you are, and your righteousness may profit a son of man.
9“By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out. They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.
10But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night,
11who teaches us more than the animals of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?’
12There they cry, but no one answers, because of the pride of evil men.
13Surely God will not hear an empty cry, neither will the Almighty regard it.
14How much less when you say you don’t see him. The cause is before him, and you wait for him!
15But now, because he has not visited in his anger, neither does he greatly regard arrogance,
16therefore Job opens his mouth with empty talk, and he multiplies words without knowledge.”